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Yes. It is a strong ,highly corrosive and toxic acid.

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Nitrous acid (HNO2) is a weak acid.

It is not to be confused with nitric acid (HNO3) which is a strong acid

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No. HNO2, or nitrous acid is weak. Note, however, that HNO3, nitric acid, is strong.

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Nitric acid (HNO3), also known as aqua fortis and spirit of nitre, is a highly corrosive and toxic strong acid.

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Yes it is a weak acid

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No. Nitrobenzene is not an acid at all.

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Is HNO3 is strong or weak acid?

It is a strong acid.Actually it is very strong.


What is stronger nitric acid or ammonia?

There is no real basis for comparison but nitric acid is a strong acid and ammonia is a weak base.


Is hno3 a strong acid?

A solution of HNO2 in water is an acid named "nitrous acid".


Is nitric acid corrosive?

Yes, strong acids such as nitric acid and even a few weak acids are very corrosive.


Is a weak acid hydrochloric acid nitric acid ethanoic acid or sulfuric acid?

Strong (mineral) acids are ; Hydrochloric Acid Sulphuric Acid Nitric Acid Weak (carboxylic) acids are Ethanoic Acid Methanoic Acid Propnoic Acid .


Is NO3- a weak base?

Being the conjugate base of nitric acid (a strong acid), the nitrate ion is a weak base.


Which is a strong acid citric nitric or phosphoric acid?

Nitric acid is the strongest, the other two are weak acids, though among these they are relatively strong, far more stronger than acetic acid.


Is sulfuric acid and nitric acid strong or weak acids in aqueous solution?

Both are very strong acids in water.


HNO3 acid or base?

HNO2 is Nitrous Acid, so it is a weak acid. pKa=3.33


Is nitric acid stronger than acetic acid?

Yes - but do you have the correct meaning of strong in mind? It relates to degree of ionisation, nothing else. Nitiric acid is strong, acetic is weak. Colloquial use of the word strong in respect to acids etc. has no meaning.


Is nitrics corrosive?

Yes, strong acids such as nitric acid and even a few weak acids are very corrosive.


Is hno3 a base?

HNO3(Nitric acid) is one of the mineral acids and also it is one of the mineral acids.It has a pH of nearly 2-3.